Advertising

A unique opportunity to advertise on Arriva’s high profile sightseeing tour buses.

The Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd is by far the largest operator of sightseeing buses within the City of Westminster and the City of London. Registered routes are available for inspection. By definition, our vehicles will visit the major attractions within this catchment area. We offer the public a choice of central London routes and vehicles can conceivably appear on any of those routes on any given day.

To follow is a brief ‘shopping list’ of suitable advertising possibilities; please note that all rates represent a significant discount from rate card:

Box Office

The Original Tour BOX OFFICE--> has a prime location on the corner of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road. Just 2 minutes walk from Baker Street Underground Station, 3 minutes from Madame Tussauds and 5 minutes from Marylebone Station. Open daily between 10.00 am and 5:00 pm. Feature your advert on the front of the BOX OFFICE, price on application.

Mega Rear

<--Mega Rear advert

(1 year) £18,000 per vehicle or (6 months) £12,000 per vehicle

Stair risers (1 year – to feature on 4 steps p.v.) £1,500 per vehicle

NEW Rear panel (internal – min 1 year) £3,200 per vehicle

Roof liner

NEW Roof Liners--> (limited availability - max 40 vehicles)

Roof Liners: landscape advertisements on display within our buses; similar to those in the London Underground tube carriages.

Available in batches of 10 for £1.50 each per day, per Roof Liner, with a minimum run of 12 months. The Roof Liners are scatter gunned across our fleet, which is potentially in service between 8.30 am until 10.00 pm during the summer months and approximately 8.30 am to 6.00 pm in the winter months. £5,460 per 10 p.a

Rain Mac

<-- Rain Mac sponsorship (per 50,000) £12,000

Rain Macs: place your logo / show name on the back of our Rain Macs and put your advert where no other advert can go (inside other attractions & theatres). Once on, these mobile advertising boards are worn throughout the customers’ day.

Other Opportunities

Advert on the brochure Map face (1 year) SOLD OUT

Brochure: the opportunity to replace one or more of the show posters we currently feature in the Box Office section of the brochure. We have a print run of approximately 3.5 million brochures, which are distributed to our international agents, London hotels, TIC’s, across many of the train stations in the South East and aboard our own fleet of over 100 buses.

Replace / guarantee a show poster in Box Office section £3,000 – available from September.

Kids' Pack

Sponsor Kids’ Pack: logo on book and one DL insert (per 65,000) £15,000

Discounts available on packages. Special rates for travel trade partners, please see your account manager.

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